The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-09
Dramatic Notes.


WILL the lions never eat Lillian o.
e,tt7
THE Grau Opera Clmpany is Sg'in
in diff ,ulties.
TIE title of Paulton and Jakobow-
skis new opera will be Mynhser Jdu.
"a Box OF CASH" and A Tin Bor,
are pirAted versions Of The Corner Gro.
Gerry.
MKssRs. JACOBS AND PROCTOR soon
take possession Of the Grand Opera
House in Newark.
NAT GOODWIN Gays that he don't like
ministers The sentiment is probably
rec proCated, to considerable extent.
Mr.. BRANCH 0'BREN, who ID q
dandy at making changes Of base, ID
now with the Helen Ad%l Company.
Miss LAURA Moons, the little chit OF
a prima donna in the National Opera
Company, sings once week and gets
$3.50 for it.
A WILD Western humorist oom-
plains that there 10 Just one defect in
Mr.. Booths HGmleI-that 1t Is 9 rik-
ingly defective in local gage.
WHEN "Bill" Stuart died he left it,
tie money behind him, but wealth
of "reminiscences. " was he who
stood Mr.. Booth on his legs, and set
the fashion for long runs.
MANAGER PALMER Is enthusiastic
over the prospects Of the "Actors'
House," thht will probably be built to
accommodate the Actors Fund, in
which there will be q hospital, thoatri.
cal library and 80 on.
EyRRYBoDY in New York is talking
about the beauty OF Miss Helen Hast
ings, whose photographs have begun
to appear in the chop windows Of the
metropolis. II she can act as well as
she can pose, she will be go"
IIMRs. CLEVELAND Is o great friend,
as well as great qdmirer OF Mr.. Law
rencs Barrett. and always goes to see
him act whenever she has Oh ance to
do 80. The FIRST lady in the land"
by the way, 10 very clever dramatic
critic.
In the London clubs just now Mr..
T. Henry French is q very couspicu-
ous figure. He is busy securing the
American agency for pr, ky nearly all
the new plays that have recently come
out, among them Mr.. Henry Arthur
Jones's latest success, In Honor Bound,
ONE OF the Epdngeline girls says that
when she gets on her short wasted
cost ume she feels like pair OF shears
wrapped up in pocket handkerchief.
She IL by no means the only ballet
girl who presents very much such an
appearance.
Mr.. JOSEPH FRANKO has begun a
suit against Mr.. Harry Miner for a
breach Of contract. Mr.. Frankie got II
no his sleeve somehow that he had q
right TO be the manager OF the new
Newark Theater, and now wants the
equivalent.
A GOOD many complaints are afioat
about the Encouragement OF the For
rea Hons. They have been 30 frequent
lately that the Board Of Directors are
70 hold a meeting shortly and make q
thorough investigation Of the work
ings OF the establishment.
WHEN an artist begins to slip down
the ladder, the rounds seem creased
for the occasion. Maud Granger IL
playing In little halls to 10 cent I'D
mission. There are no other ladies in
the company, the female eharac teri
being taken by female impeIsonators
The orchestra she carries consists OF {
bass drum, a piano and fiddle.
EVEN the ettractiveness OF such {
piauant little blossom as Oorrine il
apt to fade. A fair idea Of the bust
ness her company 10 doing, may b
obtained from the fact that her leading
comedian receives salary Of $40 |
week, when business is good. The
square" is filed with actors whit
won't go out for less than $75 {
week." The days OF fancy prices are
over, and the sooner the members o
the "proieesion" realize il, the bette
of they will be.
ROBERT B. MANTELL continues hi
very successful engagement at tn
Fifth Avenue TheateT, where MI
Keller's play Of Tangled Lives 10 draw
ing large and decidedly fashionable
audiences. 1t is seldom that a pls,
by an American author receives sue
I UNQUALIFIED praise and its novelty o
subject makes it interesting to a.
classes Of theater goere. There will b
no change Of bill at this house 70
many weeks. A critic writes "thusly
OF Robert B. MantelPs acting in Tar